What is the use of anhydrous AlCl3 in Friedel Craft reaction?
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AlCl3 behaves as a Lewis acid in the Friedel-Crafts reaction, which enables the reaction to go forward. It is a catalyst in this reaction. The Friedel-Crafts reaction is a set of reactions where an alkyl or acyl group is added to a benzene molecule by an electrophilic aromatic substitution.
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